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+pwd = File.dirname(__FILE__)
+$:.unshift pwd
+
+# This is a predicate useful for the doc:guides task of applications.
+def bundler?
+  # Note that rake sets the cwd to the one that contains the Rakefile
+  # being executed.
+  File.exists?('Gemfile')
+end
+
+# Loading Action Pack requires rack and erubis.
+require 'rubygems'
+
+begin
+  # Guides generation in the Rails repo.
+  as_lib = File.join(pwd, "../activesupport/lib")
+  ap_lib = File.join(pwd, "../actionpack/lib")
+
+  $:.unshift as_lib if File.directory?(as_lib)
+  $:.unshift ap_lib if File.directory?(ap_lib)
+rescue LoadError
+  # Guides generation from gems.
+  gem "actionpack", '>= 3.0'
+end
+
+begin
+  require 'redcloth'
+rescue Gem::LoadError
+  # This can happen if doc:guides is executed in an application.
+  $stderr.puts('Generating guides requires RedCloth 4.1.1+.')
+  $stderr.puts(<<ERROR) if bundler?
+Please add
+
+  gem 'RedCloth', '~> 4.2'
+
+to the Gemfile, run
+
+  bundle install
+
+and try again.
+ERROR
+
+  exit 1
+end
+
+require "rails_guides/textile_extensions"
+RedCloth.send(:include, RailsGuides::TextileExtensions)
+
+require "rails_guides/generator"
+RailsGuides::Generator.new.generate